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Expand Up @@ -417,20 +417,20 @@ sudo passwd {user} # replace user with your code-server user

[![Cloudflared](https://img.shields.io/badge/Cloudflared-E4863B?style=for-the-badge&logo=cloudflare&logoColor=ffffff)](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflared)

1. Install [cloudflared](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflared#installing-cloudflared) on your local computer
2. Then go to `~/.ssh/config` and add the following:
1. Install [cloudflared](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflared#installing-cloudflared) on your local computer and remote server
2. Then go to `~/.ssh/config` and add the following on your local computer:

```shell
Host *.trycloudflare.com
HostName %h
User root
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Hmm...could this have unintended consequences? @code-asher

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I actually prefer to use a non-root user login in the local configuration file for security purposes. Also the username entered in vscode should be the same as the user in the file.

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Good point, this should be the user that is running code-server and not root. Looks good to me. 👍

User user
Port 22
ProxyCommand "cloudflared location" access ssh --hostname %h
```

3. Run `cloudflared tunnel --url ssh://localhost:22` on the remote server

4. Finally on VS Code or any IDE that supports SSH, run `ssh coder@https://your-link.trycloudflare.com` or `ssh coder@your-link.trycloudflare.com`
4. Finally on VS Code or any IDE that supports SSH, run `ssh user@https://your-link.trycloudflare.com` or `ssh user@your-link.trycloudflare.com`

### Option 2: ngrok tunnel

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